History Final Report
Brooke Bland December 17, 2010
Brooke Bland December 17, 2010
Albert of Wallenstein was born in Bohemia on September 24, 1583. He was poor and both his parents died when he was 12. His uncle took care of him then. He converted to the Catholic Church in 1606. He married a rich widow name Lucretia von Landek, who died soon afterwards. In 1617, he married again to Isabella Katharina, the daughter of a count. She gave him two children, a son, who died as a baby, and a more fortunate daughter. In 1634, he was removed from his command and assassinated in February of that year. The Holy Roman Emperor rewarded his murderers with honor and riches.
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were born in 1785 and 1786. They decided to collect all the folk tales told orally through generations, since they had never been written down. They put them into a volume which contained popular stories such as the familiar: Aschenputtel, or Cinderella, Sneewittchen, or Snow White, Dornroschen, or Sleeping Beauty, and Der froschkonig, or The Frog Prince. They censored some of the stories, as they were devout Christians. In 1817, the brothers published the volume after working on it for ten years.
Gustavus was born on December 9, 1594 to King Charles IX and Queen Christina Holstein-Gottorp. He was made king in 1611 when he was 17. He was a brilliant military leader and wanted to be the supreme power in Europe. Sadly, when he was leading a charge in 1632, he was killed in battle. On the day he died, November 6, Sweden, Estonia, and Finland celebrate “Gustavus Adolphus Day”.
Teresa of Avila was born to a noble family in the year 1515. She was a very religious girl; once she and her brother tried to run away in high hopes of becoming martyrs at the hands of the Moors. Of course, they were eventually caught before they got very far. She entered the Carmelite convent, and at that time the convents were not very organized in abiding by the rules and vows. She, as did St. John of the Cross, helped to reinforce the vows. She had many visions, some of which included bodily pain. Her famous motto is “Lord, let me suffer or let me die.” She died in 1582 at the age of 67.
Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru in 1579. He entered the Dominican friary as a lay brother at the age of 15. He was spiritually gifted with levitation and bilocation, because of his love for God. He also loved animals. In fact, he established at his sister’s house a cat and dog hospital. He died in 1639 and was declared a saint in 1962.
Cardinal Richelieu was born to the Lord of Richelieu in 1585. He was ordained a priest and a bishop at 21 in 1607. He was well-favored and had friends in high places, so he was made the chaplain to Queen Anne of Austria and Secretary of state of War and Foreign Affairs. King Louis XIII appointed him Chief Minister in 1624. In 1642, he fell ill and wrote to Louis, “I have the consolation of leaving your kingdom in the highest degree of glory and of reputation.” On December 4, 1642, he died.
** the words in red are the ones I used for my "dress-ups" in composition. Ex. Strong verb (dashed instead of ran), quality adjective (hideous instead of ugly), etc.
